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Kenosha County executive highlights fiscal health, major investments and air-quality concerns in state address
Summary
County Executive Samantha Kirkman told the County Board the county remains fiscally strong, celebrated recent economic investments and warned of new air‑quality requirements that could affect local manufacturers.
Samantha Kirkman, Kenosha County executive, told the County Board she was delivering an update on “the state of our county,” and highlighted record sales tax receipts, a continued AAA bond rating and major private investments she said are reshaping the county’s economy.
Kirkman said the county’s finances remain strong: “Our county tax levy has increased just 2.27% over the last 3 years,” and she told the board the county achieved a record month for sales tax collections in January. She also credited maintaining a AAA rating from S&P Global with saving the county “more than a million dollars in interest cost.”
The address covered several recent and ongoing projects that officials said matter to residents and to economic development.…
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